Defense Leads Rams Past Polytechnic

Kimberly Blakney

Jan 27, 2009

Defense Leads Rams Past Polytechnic

Farmingdale State - 72, Polytechnic - 51

Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State women's
basketball team forced 27 turnovers to defeat conference opponent
Polytechnic 72-51 this evening. The Rams won their 12th game in the
last 13 outings, improving to 12-4 on the season, 10-1 in Skyline
play, while Polytechnic fell to 6-8, 4-5 in the conference.

In the first half, both offenses started slowly and Polytechnic
held an 11-10 advantage at the 9:49 mark, after freshman forward
Margaux Pickell (Howell, N.J.) hit the open jumper. Farmingdale
State answered with a 7-0 run spanning the next 2:51, opening up a
six point lead. The Rams would extend the lead, holding a 34-23
advantage at halftime.

In the second, the Rams would pull away opening up a 20 point
lead only eight minutes in the half. Farmingdale State would go on
to win by 21, holding the Fighting Blue Jays to only 51 points.

The Rams were led by junior guard Kimberly Blakney (Brooklyn,
N.Y./Benjamin Banneker) who scored a team-high 22 points, had seven
rebounds and a game-high six blocks. Blakney shot an impressive 73
percent from the field and was 3-for-4 from three-point range.
Junior forward Gabrielle Green (North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon)
scored 12 points and had 10 rebounds for the Rams, while junior
guard Kamaya Miller (Brooklyn, N.Y./Midwood) led the team with five
steals.

Pickell led Polytechnic scoring a game-high 25 points and
grabbing 16 rebounds, 13 from the defensive end. She shot 8-for-16
from the floor and 9-for-10 from the free-throw line.

Farmingdale State will host Sage on Saturday, January 31st and
3:00pm.